Francis Collins on his new life as White House science adviser

WASHINGTON — Francis Collins’ 2022 hasn’t exactly gone according to plan.

The mustachioed, Harley-riding geneticist had looked forward to some respite after serving 12 years as director of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, Collins is more involved than ever in federal science policy. Since February, he’s served as President Biden’s interim science adviser — a position made vacant by Eric Lander’s resignation amid a workplace-abuse scandal.

Since arriving at the White House, Collins has taken over major portions of Lander’s portfolio: namely, standing up the new high-stakes research agency known as ARPA-H; helping to oversee the recently revived Cancer Moonshot, and recruiting the next generation of U.S. scientific leaders.

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